Southampton 1-1 Manchester United: Greenwood salvages record-equalling draw for Red Devils

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Saints
took
the
lead
in
the
first
half
with
what
went
down
as
an
own
goal
by
Fred,
who
saw
Che
Adams’ shot
strike
him
before
finding
the
corner
of
the
net
at
St
Mary’s
Stadium.

The
Red
Devils
put
Southampton
under
huge
pressure
after
the
interval
and
Greenwood
equalised
following
great
work
from
the
excellent
Paul
Pogba,
who
had
struck
the
crossbar
in
the
first
half.

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A
point
ensured
United
are
unbeaten
in
27
Premier
League
away
matches,
matching
a
record
in
the
English
top
flight
set
by
Arsenal
between
April
2003
and
September
2004.

James
Ward-Prowse
tested
David
de
Gea
with
a
well-disguised
free-kick
in
the
first
minute
but
United
soon
got
into
their
stride.

Pogba’s
header
looped
up
and
struck
the
crossbar,
with
Anthony
Martial’s
attempt
following
up
cleared
off
the
line
by
Mohammed
Salisu.

Salisu
came
to
the
rescue
again
when
he
blocked
a
shot
from
Pogba,
who
headed
a
Luke
Shaw
free-kick
over
as
Saints
continued
to
look
vulnerable
from
set-pieces.

It
was
Southampton
who
were
in
front
on
the
half-hour
mark,
though,
as
Jack
Stephens
robbed
Bruno
Fernandes
and
Adams’ left-footed
shot
from
just
outside
the
penalty
area
struck
Fred
before
flashing
beyond
De
Gea.

The
Red
Devils
were
level
10
minutes
after
the
break
as
Greenwood’s
scuffed
left-footed
shot
in
a
crowded
box
squirmed
under
Alex
McCarthy
after
Pogba
and
Fernandes
combined
to
create
the
opportunity.

Pogba
was
causing
Saints
all
sorts
of
problems
and
he
flashed
a
shot
just
wide
after
Jadon
Sancho
had
replaced
Martial.

Greenwood
nodded
wastefully
over
the
bar
and
McCarthy
palmed
away
a
downward
header
from
Fernandes
as
United
dominated.

De
Gea
produced
a
sharp
reflex
save
to
deny
Adam
Armstrong
against
the
run
of
play
after
Harry
Maguire
was
dispossessed
by
Ward-Prowse,
with
Saints’
new
striker
somehow
failing
to
nod
home
at
the
back
post
from
the
resulting
corner.

Jesse
Lingard
was
introduced
late
on,
but
Ole
Gunnar
Solskjaer’s
side
were
unable
to
snatch
all
three
points
at
a
ground
where
they
came
from
two
goals
down
to
win
last
season.

19
–
Mason
Greenwood
has
scored
19
Premier
League
goals,
only
three
players
have
netted
more
in
the
competition
as
a
teenager
(Michael
Owen
40,
Robbie
Fowler
35,
Wayne
Rooney
30).
Finisher.

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—
OptaJoe
(@OptaJoe)

August
22,
2021